We mourn the passing in August of Mirka Mora (1928-2018), Melbourne artist extraordinaire. In 1998 Mirka wrote to me about… Read more Vale Mirka Mora
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My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 6
It’s been a year since our first My Marvellous Melbourne podcast went to air, and we’re thrilled in the Melbourne… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 6
Emblazon
I was delighted to be the guest speaker at the launch of the City Gallery’s latest exhibition “Emblazon: Melbourne’s Coat… Read more Emblazon
Welcome to Foy’s
The University of Melbourne Archives has a remarkable collection of photographs, catalogues, account books and correspondence related to the Foy… Read more Welcome to Foy’s
My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 4
In Episode 4 of the ‘My Marvellous Melbourne’ podcast, Richard Gillespie delves into the diary of Edward White, the man of space… Read more My Marvellous Melbourne: Episode 4
Wattle Day
‘Shall we ever see a Wattle Bloom day in Australia?’ mused F.M. in the Argus in 1889. ‘Who Knows? We have yet to establish… Read more Wattle Day
City Songs
As part of a 2016 arts residency for the City of Melbourne, writer Christos Tsiolkas and photographer Zoe Ali were… Read more City Songs
Archives to cherish
Last week at the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), a special morning tea was held to celebrate the contributions of… Read more Archives to cherish
They said it wouldn’t last
At the launch earlier this week of ‘TeeVee at Sixty’, the new exhibition at the University of Melbourne’s Baillieu Library… Read more They said it wouldn’t last
Spend a penny, spare a thought
On Friday the Herald Sun carried a story titled ‘Flush fight: a sexist history of Melbourne’s public toilets’, rehearsing the… Read more Spend a penny, spare a thought
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